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RaiseMyScoreASAP
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Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great

What are the credit scores ranges for Bad? Not Good? Good? Very Good? Great? What's the minimum scores that get you into each category? 

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mitchblue
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Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great

Excellent credit score: 720 and Up

 

Good credit score: 680 to 719

 

Average credit score: 620 to 679

 

Poor credit score: 580 to 619

 

Bad credit score: 500 to 579

 

Or there abouts.

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Anonymous
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Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great

Vantage Plus system scores from 501-990.
A-901-990
B-801-900
C-701-800
D-601-700
F-501-600

FICO system scores from 300-850.
Elite-740-& up
Prime-700-739
Preferred-660-699
Standard-625-659
Sub-prime-624-& under

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Imperfectfuture
Super Contributor

Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great


@Anonymous wrote:

Vantage Plus system scores from 501-990.
A-901-990
B-801-900
C-701-800
D-601-700
F-501-600

FICO system scores from 300-850.
Elite-740-& up
Prime-700-739
Preferred-660-699
Standard-625-659
Sub-prime-624-& under


Oooooh, I'm reaching prime.

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cashnocredit
Valued Contributor

Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great


@mitchblue wrote:

Excellent credit score: 720 and Up

 

Good credit score: 680 to 719

 

Average credit score: 620 to 679

 

Poor credit score: 580 to 619

 

Bad credit score: 500 to 579

 

Or there abouts.


What is the category of scores from 300 to 499?

 

Smiley Happy


I have reestablished credit over the last couple years
so my moniker is, well, rather out of date.

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mitchblue
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Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great


@cashnocredit wrote:

@mitchblue wrote:

Excellent credit score: 720 and Up

 

Good credit score: 680 to 719

 

Average credit score: 620 to 679

 

Poor credit score: 580 to 619

 

Bad credit score: 500 to 579

 

Or there abouts.


What is the category of scores from 300 to 499?

 

Smiley Happy


You don't want to know Smiley Wink 

 

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MarineVietVet
Moderator Emeritus

Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great


@mitchblue wrote:

Excellent credit score: 720 and Up

 

Good credit score: 680 to 719

 

Average credit score: 620 to 679

 

Poor credit score: 580 to 619

 

Bad credit score: 500 to 579

 

Or there abouts.


Do you have a FICO based source for this and a link so people can look at the information?

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mitchblue
Valued Contributor

Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great


@MarineVietVet wrote:

@mitchblue wrote:

Excellent credit score: 720 and Up

 

Good credit score: 680 to 719

 

Average credit score: 620 to 679

 

Poor credit score: 580 to 619

 

Bad credit score: 500 to 579

 

Or there abouts.


Do you have a FICO based source for this and a link so people can look at the information?


Just some regular site I found the info. That's why I said thereabouts: But the link is below.

 

http://www.freescore.com/good-bad-credit-score-range.aspx

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cashnocredit
Valued Contributor

Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great

Ah, there's the answer.

 

Miserable credit score: Less than 500.

 


I have reestablished credit over the last couple years
so my moniker is, well, rather out of date.

WM Discover $1800, WF Plat 12k, Chase Freedom Siggy18k, Amex Plat (60k H/B), Citi AA EWMC 25k
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Anonymous
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Re: Bad-Not Good-Good-Very Good-Great

On my fico, i went from not good to good at 660. The fancy color change from orange to yellow was swell. 

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